India, April 24 -- New Delhi

The Delhi government will establish two artificial intelligence centres of excellence (AI-CoEs) under the Centre's IndiaAI Mission at the Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT) and Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, officials aware of the matter said on Thursday.

Each centre is estimated to cost Rs.20 croreand will be constructed on a 40:40:20 contribution model shared by the ministry of electronics and information technology, Delhi government and academic partners, officials said.

Each centre is expected to foster around 100 start-ups, train 7,000 individuals and create 1,000 jobs over a four-year period, an official said.

The initiative aligns with the Rs.10,371.92-crore IndiaAI Mission ap...